News about David Francis

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Maudsley's brother told MailOnline that the killer is 'good' behind bars and will never apologise for his depraved offences. Since killing three people in jail while serving a life term for murder, the twisted killer from Liverpool has been in solitary confinement in a specially designed glass cell since 1983. In the basement of Wakefield Prison, he is held in an underground box measuring 18ft by 14ft by 14ft for 23 hours a day. Following false reports that he ate one of his victims' brains, Maudsley was also given the name 'Hannibal the Cannibal.' As he leaves his cell, the 70-year-old is escorted by four jail guards, setting the world record for the longest days in solitary.

ExCLUSIVE: Robert Maudsley, who worked at HMP Strangeways in Manchester for more than a decade, should be removed from his glass dungeon. Since killing three people in jail while serving a life term for murder, Maudsley, 70, has been in solitary confinement in a glass cell since 1983. In Wakefield Prison's basement, the twisted killer is held in an underground box measuring 18ft by 14ft by 14ft for 23 hours a day. When he leaves his cell and holds the world record for longest days in solitary, he is guarded by four prison guards. Mr Samworth, who has now been surrounded by murderers, told MailOnline: "I think the way he has been handled is wrong." He is in complete anonymity and is not fair.'

David Francis was nicknamed the 'Forrest Gump of Bootle', and the running enthusiast was often seen jogging. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing his death. He has been charged with taking a motor vehicle without permission and two counts of robbery in a dwelling.

Following a hit-and-run accident that killed a popular jogger known as the 'Lith Running Man,' a 17-year-boy was arrested. On April 13, David Francis, 63, was struck by a black Audi S8, which ploughed into a house in Netherton, Merseyside, just after 9 p.m. Mr Francis, a Lithonian man, was a running enthusiast who liked running, but often only wearing shorts, no matter how cold the weather was. At the crime scene on Morgan Mews, he was pronounced dead. After the accident, the vehicle's driver, who is believed to have been stolen during a robbery, escaped on foot. Merseyside Police had previously requested directly to the driver to 'do the right thing' and hand over the keys. Detectives reported yesterday afternoon that a 17-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of cause death by reckless driving.

The 'Litherland Running Man,' a popular jogger, was named today as the perpetrator of a horrific hit-and-run. After being struck by a reportedly stolen Audi last Thursday, David Francis died on the scene in Netherton, Merseyside. No matter how cold the weather, the 63-year-old fitness enthusiast, also known as the 'Forrest Gump of Bootle,' was known for running around Sefton, Lancashire, often in shorts. The car's operator, who was believed to have been stolen during a previous break, fled the scene on foot.